Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth's plates are....

• Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
• Never moved
• Move seldom and very fast
• move when they feel like it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of plate boundary has plates that are sliding past each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere.

• true

• false

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, the rocks bend and can suddenly break releasing enormous amounts of energy causing a (an) ______________________

• Earthquake
• Volcano
• Convection Current
• Gravitational Pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place where rocks break underground causing an earthquake is called...

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter

• focus

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2